It's a little cool here and Eric likes to have the windows open. He came down the hall with red flannel pj bottoms and those socks that have the feety bottoms.They make a sound like feety pj's.

Mia started barking and howling at him. So he sat in the front room, set up the TV tables and we were getting ready to sit down, but she wouldn't stop barking at him. I sat next to Eric and I was trying to see that it was the same guys from yesterday, but she wouldn't stop.

He got up and went to walk down the hall and I had to grab her collar as she was going toward him.

After he went into the bedroom, I had him give me the pants and I put them on.

She was on the couch when I came out and she started to growl, bark and howl at me. I went to reach my hand out and she bit me. Broke the skin.

I just got done hand feeding her because she wouldn't eat. Last night she had her head on Eric's chest while he pet her watching TV.

I feel so sorry for the life she had before. I really started to have feelings for her.

I told Eric the other day, that I wish Cana would send us a sign. Every day there was something that Mia did, that we'd count, "Sign # 7, sign #8"We got up to 27!

Even now, Eric is in the back in his office. He just coughed and she's barking.

I called the woman from the shelter after it happened. Told her about it. I'm bringing her back in the morning.

That's very sad and I am sorry you have stop fostering her. Dogs have what they call anxiety thresholds where they can feel over whelmed and bite out of anxiety and fear. I wonder what it is about the PJs that made her so anxious. That might be why she was tied up in the yard. I had Kaden for only a few days when he bit the neighbor boy. He broke the skin. The trainer I hired theorized his first family had mean kids and he was attacked a lot and possibly beaten by the adults when he tried to protect himself. So he isn't allowed near kids of any age. Maybe something similar happened with Nika.

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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.-Antone FranceAnimals share with us the privilege of having a soul.-Pythagoras

I hope you are OK. I'm sorry that it didn't work out. She must have really been in a screwed up place before. Poor thing.

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I don't believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred, paranoia, and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon you doesn't matter - it's only a matter of how much you can take and what it does to you.

I hope you are OK. I'm sorry that it didn't work out. She must have really been in a screwed up place before. Poor thing.

I know Megs. It's so sad.

I went and got the pants and slippers from the bedroom. I brought them out and let her smell the pants.

She was fine smelling them. I let her smell the slippers. She took one from me and walked away with it. I took it from her and sat down.I put them on to show her that there was nothing to be afraid up and it was like turning on a switch.

She ran from me and started up again. I took them off and brought them in the bedroom. Now she's laying here as if nothing happened.

If it was just me, Jan, I would try to rehabilitate her myself. I thought maybe if I put the socks on my hands and pet her with them, she would see that theycould be a good thing. But what if next time it's a hat, or coat, etc.

I would feel horrible if I took her to the dog park and she acted this way because someone was wearing something that she didn't like.

Eric is also afraid of her, now. Where even though she bit me, I understand where this could be coming from.

The other night on the couch, when she was watching his every move, made him uncomfortable too. We thought she got over it.

The fact that she barked at him this morning while he was in the bedroom was too much for him too.

Eric even said yesterday, "Boy when we go on our cruise, your head isn't even going to be on the cruise is it? You're going to be thinking about her and the day we get back, you're not going to be able to wait to go get her and bring her home".

I took some pictures of her this morning that were just so sweet. I'll post them later.

I don't believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred, paranoia, and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon you doesn't matter - it's only a matter of how much you can take and what it does to you.

So sorry, AJ... . I can certainly understand your heartbreak and agony over the decision to send her back. In the best scenario, maybe they can find someone to take her that has the time and patience to work through her insecurities--she is still young, really too young to be having such serious reactions-- and that kind of makes me think that it could be poor nerves/breeding coupled with whatever happened in her past. At any rate, you ARE doing the right thing, trust me, I know. Maybe you remember our trials with Duke. Unfortunately there was no freedom from his demons, and my husband pays the price to this day, physically AND emotionally. My thoughts and prayers are with you...

I haven't heard from them. I spoke to the woman Yoly the day after I brought her back and she said she will work with her.

Yes, Jan, we are still looking, but after we get back from our cruise.

There is a gorgeous girl that's between 1 & 2 yrs of age on 100+ Abandoned dogs of Everglades Florida Facebook page.Someone asked if she was a Beauceron. I looked them up and it looks like she could be, or a Dobie.

Although, Eric is more towards a puppy, so I can train her from the start.Here is a picture of her.